Despite the pain associated with prostate biopsy, many procedures are performed without analgesia. Periprostatic nerve block (PNB) with local anesthesia is a popular technique, but its overall ...
Prostate cancer is increasingly recognised as a major public health care problem with 17 210 new cases registered in England and Wales in 1993, and 8570 deaths. 1 Screening for prostate cancer remains ...
A better way to lessen prostate biopsy pain Patients reported significantly less pain with pelvic plexus block than conventional periprostatic block. Pelvic plexus block is more effective than ...